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March 11, 1930. o, w, PENDERGAST 1,750,192

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Filed July 20, 1928 I 2 Sheets-Sheet l CLAIM EHEEK|IIII K (:1 A M .B RATTERY TAB RRRATR TAR yURKHUNE 5 UvEr'Tnn. W Fender asT Ma /M ATTORNEYS.

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A M w M M o" Concerns such as Patented Mar. 11, 1930 evnmozv w; rnmrmanszc; 01* T33R12? HAU'BE; INDIANA TAG A man filed. $1113 20, 1928. sexier me aeeaea The present invention relatesv to impl mements service tags and more specifically to identification means therefor; a; detachable portion.

arages and repair shops of various kinds it necessary to empiey various types and sizesof service tickets or tags; for use upon the various jobsreceived. These service tags are ordinarily consecutive-:- ly numbered for identification purposes. and quite often embody ortion's serving" as claim checks for use by t e customer when receiving the finished Work. Clai'm. checks. on service tags and tickets serve at similar purpose.- and are mostoften aiiheinsiee and copy, while. the main Body portions of the tags accerding to their intended use, diflfer candy in size and strength of material. flgeket printers often carry as a regular line. oi products a large number ofstandardsizetags, and which tags are printed and carried in stock When an order is received by the printer for any particular type of tag,, the tags: are printed with consecutive numbers and the. customers name, the numbers and, name being. in duplicate so that thename and numbers. a pear both on the claim check and also ont e main body portion of the ta, If the, service tag; printer carries twenty-h ve standard size tickets, each order received. for each. birequires a difi'erent: form. loek up an press make ready" in order to complete the order. This procedure is very costlyand aside from limiting, the identification numbers to a small size capable of being printed by the automatic numbering, machine requires that the claim check portion her of the same expensive stock required for the main hotly portion of the tag.

It is a-. primary object. of the invention to provide a type of service t'agAvhiCh will} allow the printing of the numbers and name what one time withone lock up and make ready by the use of one press and one pressma-n in lots of many at one time instead of'sing iyfor many different kinds and sizes of service tags;

A further object of the invention resides in' the provision of'a tag identification device serving to eliminate the necessity of printing the claim. check portion of the tag on strong and expensive stock because the main body portion of the tag is required to he made of such; stock because of the intended use of the ta 2% fiirther' object of the invention is, to provide an identification means for self-vice tags of various and shapes embodying an identification portion and a claim check portion which, isreadiiv severah'le from the iden' ti'ficatio'n portion when. applied to the service we A stilifurther ohie'ct of the. invention resid'es the novel provision of meanswhereby identification num'hersmay he consecutively a plied to variou typesof service ticketsas the difier'entjjobs are received for simplified keeping of records;

A still: further ohject of the invention is to provide an identification device for use upon various; sizes and shapes of service tags in such manner as to have large identification numbers displayed at each face of the tag and visible to an ohserver regardless of the position of the tag.-

Other obiects and advantages of the invention Willh'e apparent during the course of the followingfldetailed description, taken in con nection with the accompanying drawings and in which drawings: I

Figure I is'a'. plan view of a series o-flconse cutiv'ely numberedidentification devices. I

Figures 2, 3 and 4; are viewsillustrating mo'difiedv types of service tags for receiving the. identification devices as illustrated in Fi ure' I,

Figure 5 is a face plan view of the service tag. illustrated in Figure 4 and showing the identification device applied thereto.

Figure 6 is aview substantially similar to that shown in Figure 5 but showing the detachah'le claim check portion having beensevered' from its connection with the identification portion of the device and one lower corn'erof the tag turned up;

Figure 7 is 'a plan view' of the claim check portion as detached from the identified tag illustrated in Figure 6.

Figures 8t9fan'd 10 are: central vertical sections respectively thru' the forms of tags shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 and showing an identification device applied to the lower portion of each tag.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and referring particularly to Figure 1 of the drawings, the letters A, B and C designate three of a group of any desired number of consecutively numbered identification devices. The letters D, E and F illustrate three different sizes and types of service tickets with which the devices may be asso-;

14;. "These identification numbers 14 are.

printed from type alone and are of a size larger than numbers capable of being printed from automatic numbering machines. The numbers '11 are printed upon the portion 10 with the bases of, the'numbers 'adjacent'and slightly spaced from the medial fold lines 13 and with the vertical axes of the numbers traversing at a right angle the medial fold lines. Theoppo- 5 site-or rear surface of the portion 10 is covered throughout with a suitable adhesive as designated at 15, whereby the identification devices may be attached to the service tags in a manner to be later explained. a

The check portion 11 and which is readilyseparable from the portion 10 along thejlineof perforation 12, has printed thereon the words Claim check, together with a numher as at 16-corresponding to the large duplicated identification numbers printed on the portion 10. The check portion '11 has also printed thereon the name of the concern or person using the devices together with what other form of information the user may desire to have printed on the check. The rear surface of the check portion 11 is devoid of any adhesive material as will be apparent by observing Figures 8, 9 or 10. It may here be well to state that the'identification devices are printed and retained in stock with all of.

the Imprints as shown in Figure 1 except for the name and address of the user, such as designated by the numeral 18. The foregoing will permit of the devices being printed in this manner in large quantities with one look up and ma'ke'ready for each device, and after which suitable gathering operatons may be performed for gathering the-devices into groups of consecutively numbered identification devices.

This arrangement will permit of the devices being printed from type alone without the employment of expensive automatic numbering machines.

An alternative method of printing the devicesl h'oweverl would 'be to print the large identification numbers '14 upon the identificationportion 10 and print the entire matter upon the check portion llat one operation as the orders are received for the devices, with the aid of an automatic numbering machine set to print the numbers as at 16 to correspond with-the type printed large identification numbers 14. Vith this method it willbe seen that the'numbers' 16 and other data appearing upon the check portion 11 maybe printed atone time with one look up and one make ready, v

As an illustration, the service tag D has printed matter 20 thereon rendering thetag's adapted for use as abattery tag; the service tag E having data 30 printed'thereonrenderingthe tagisusceptible to use as a general repair ta'g; while the service tag F hass'uitvable'data 35 printed thereon-for rendering the tagsusceptible to use as a tire tag. As in practice, these tags s'uch'as' illustrated are of 7 different sizes and shapes 'andare made of different grades ofjstocksuchas heavy paper orcardboard for rendering the tags adaptable to the "various uses for which the particular tags are intended The tags are each preferably provided adjacenttheir upper portions with'metal"eyelets 36 for receivinga suitable tie string or the like, and each of the tags has a' blank space as at 38 on which no printed matter appears, 'andwhich blank spaces are preferably disposed at the lower portions of the tag. These blank spaces 38 provide means for attachment of the identification devices without covering any of the information printed upon the tag.

It will be noted that with either type of tag D, E or F that no identification numbers or names and addresses of the intended user appears uponthe tag and therefor each tag may be'printed in .large quantities from a single lock up and one make ready and retained in stock by the service ticket printer for immediate shipment to users upon receipt of an order for any particular type of tag.

In Figure 1 it will be seen that the devices A, B and C have been consecutively numbered with the identification numbers 6550,6551 and 6552 respectively and that the check portion 11 of each device bears the numeral designated at 16 corresponding to the large identification numbers 1 1 printed upon the identification portions 10.

In using one of the devices for identification of one of the tags D, E or F, it is merely necessary to moisten the entire rear surface of the identification portion 10 and then apply the portion 10 to the lower edge portion of the tag so that the medial fold lines 13 extend along the bottom edge 25 of the tag as in Figures 8, 9 and 10 and affix the leaves 26 to opposite faces of the tag by the adhesive 15 and which will cause the large identification numbers 14 to be displayed in a readable position at both sides of the tag. When the device is so attached to the tag the check portion 11 is free to be detached from the portion 10 along the perforated line 12. lVhile the devices have been shown applied to the tag bodies by means of providing a gummed back for the portion 10, the devices may be affixed to the tags in any other desired manner as by means of suitable staples or by applying adhesive to the back of the portion 10 when attaching the devices to the tags. \Vhen the identification portions 10 are so attached to the tag it will be seen that the identification numbers 14 may be easily read at some distance from the tag regardless of which face of the tag is exposed to view.

In the method of manufacture and procedure of distribution of the service tags, should the service ticket printer receive an order say for one thousand tire tags as illustrated in Figure 4:, the service ticket printer merely obtains from his stock, one thousand of the tire tags and a group of one thousand consecutively numbered identification devices which have been previously printed with the large identification numbers 14. With a single lock up and one make ready, the check portions 11 of the devices are quickly and easily printed thru the use of one press and one pressman. The devices may then be applied to the tags as shown in Figure 5 and delivered to the customer as a unit, or these tags and identification devices may be delivered in separate groups for application of the devices to the tags as used.

Should the service ticket printer receive an order for five hundred battery tags, five hundred repair tags, and five hundred tire tags, and which would necessitate the use of fifteen hundred consecutively numbered identification devices for identification of the tags when used, the service ticket printer merely secures from the stock of previously printed service tags, five hundred of each of the different sizes and types of tags ordered. Since the tags ordered are each of different sizes and shapes it would require a different form lock up and make ready for each type of tag in order tocomplete the order. However, since the check portions of the identification devices are each of like dimensions, the printer merely obtains fifteen hundred consecutively numbered devices which have been previously printed with the large identification numbers 14 and with one look up and one make ready, with the aid of an automatic numbering device prints the required data upon the check portion of each of the fifteen hundred identification devices; The different types of tags :and consecutively numbered devices may then be shipped to the user for enabling the user to apply the consecutively numbered devices to either type of tag as the various types of obs are received. Thus it will be seen that thru attachment of the identification device to the tag, such eliminates the necessity of printing the claim check portion on an integral part of the tags body which is ordinarily made of strong expensive stock for withstanding a certain amount of rough usage without becoming torn or distorted.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a novel and improved type ofservice tag has been provided which will permit the printing of the claim check numbers and name of the user at one operation with one look up and one make ready, and by the use of one press and one pressman. It will also be apparent that a novel arrangement has been provided wherein service tickets of various sizes and types may be consecutively numbered for identification purposes in a manner whereby large identification numbers will be visible at both sides of the tag.

Changes in detail may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A service tag comprising a tag body portion, and an identification device embodying an identification portion folded over one edge portion of the tag body portion and having large identification numbers printed in duplicate upon one face thereof for display at opposite faces of the tag body portion, and a separable check portion having printed thereon with small type, an identification number corresponding to the identification numbers on the identification portion.

2. A service tag comprising a tag body portion, and an identification device embodying an identification portion and a check portion separated by a perforated severing line, said identification portion having large identification numbers printed in duplicate and in reverse relation upon one surface thereof and secured over one edge of the tag body portion for disposing the numbers at opposite faces of the tag body portion, and said check portion bearing a number in small type corresponding to the large identification numbers on the identification portion and superposed upon the face side of the tag body portion.

3. A service tag comprising a tag body portion, and an identification device embodying an identification portion doubled over one edge portion of the tag body and secured thereto, said identification portion having identification numbers duplicated thereon at opposite sides of the line on which it is folded, and a check portion separable from the identification portion and having an identification number printed thereon to correspond with the identification numbers of the identification portion.

i. A service tag comprising a tag body portion having printed matter thereon and a blank space along one edge portion of the body, and an identification device embodying an identification portion doubled over one edge of the tag body portion and secured thereto over said blank space, said identification portion forming leaves at opposite sides of the tag body each having a like identification number printed thereon, and a check portion separably connected with one of said leaves and having an identification number printed thereon corresponding with the identification numbers on said leaves.

5. A service tag comprising a tag body portion having attaching means at its upper end, and an identification device embodying an identification portion doubled over the lower edge of the tag body portion and having identification numbers duplicated thereon in reverse relation at opposite sides of the line on which the identification portion is folded for displaying like identification numbers at opposite faces of the tag body portion, said identification numbers having their bases adjacent, and a check portion separably con- 'nected to the identification portion and superposed upon the face side of the body portion, said check portion bearing an identification number corresponding to the identification numbers on the identification portion.

6. A service tag comprising a tag body portion having printed matter upon the face side thereof and having a blank space provided at the lower portion of the tag body, and an identification device embodying an identification portion having an adhesive applied thruout its rear surface and having large identification numbers printed in duplicate and in reverse relation upon its front surface, said identification portion being folded between the identification numbers providing leaves for attachment to opposite faces of the tag body portion at said blank space, and a claim check portion separably connected with the upper edge of the leaf of the identification portion disposed at the face side of the tag body portion.

OVERTON \V. PENDERGAST. 

